Serbia

Best sports

Serbia over recent years have seen a rise in tennis, with Novak Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic all reaching world number one at some point in their career. They have also done well in swimming and water polo.

Star performers

1988 Olympic shooting champion and five-time Olympic medalist Jasna Sekaric is a Serbian athlete who has competed under four different Olympic flags. From 1988-2008 she participated under the flags of Yugoslavia (1988), Serbia (2008), Serbia and Montenegro (1996-2004) and as an Independent Participant (1992). Despite never winning a medal under the Serbian flag she is undoubtedly one of the country's finest athletes. In 2012, medal hopes rest with world tennis number two Novak Dokovic who was dominant in tennis in 2011 and who claimed the bronze medal in 2008.

Olympic medal history

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Medal total:

3

Medals per head:

1 medal per 2,436,851 people

Olympic debut:

1912

Total Games appearances:

2 (In 1992 they competed as Independent Olympic Participants and from 1996-2004 they participated as part of the Serbia and Montenegro team. They returned as an independent team at the 2008 Olympics.)

National anthem

God, give us justice

First verse:

God of Justice; Thou who saved us when in deepest bondage cast,Hear Thy Serbian children's voices, Be our help as in the past

Flag

The coat of arms represents the Serbian state and the small red shield stands for the Serbian nation. Each quarter of the shield, decorated with a white Cyrillic "C" stands for the phrase "Only Unity Saves the Serbs". The Pan-Slav colours of the flag are inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia.